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Blade readers and HIV

Washington Blade Blog - August 11, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, RArmendariz@washblade.com

In response to our last Q question, "How often do you get tested for HIV?" 33 percent of Blade readers said that it's a yearly thing. However, an alarming 29 percent said they have never been tested. Twenty-four percent check up every six months, while eleven percent get tested after "risky" sex.

HIV estimates keep rising and there are approximately 56,000 new cases each year. As the Blade reported last Friday, the Whitman-Walker Clinic's had a diagnosis increase of 232 percent this past year. The message is clear -- get tested now and often!


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